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New Kingdom, Amarna Period
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Title: Part of a small block with names of the Aten preserved on opposite sides and names of Akhenaten and Nefertiti on one preserved end
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Medium: Red quartzite
Dimensions: H. 8.6 × W. 7.6 × D. 5.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 × 2 3/16 in.), oriented from most complete Aten cartouche side; cartouche: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession Number: 21.9.6
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